Episode 341 - The Femme Fatale
Episode 341 - The Femme Fatale  
Podcast: History of Japan
Published On: Fri Jun 05 2020
Description: This week, we're focusing on the story of Ono no Komachi, a mysterious poet from the 800s whose poems were used to construct a fictional persona entirely separate from who she actually was. How did this happen? Why does it matter? And what can we learn from telling the history of a made up character?  Show notes here.